Md Wazedur Rahman, Ph.D.

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Email: mdwazedu@ualberta.ca

Assistant Instructor Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept

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Address: 11-386 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 St

Edmonton AB

T6G 2H5

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Spintronics Nano-electronic devices Solid state devices Photovoltaic Devices MEMS/NEMS

About

I am currently working as a process specialist at Quantum and Nanotechnology Research Center (QNRC) of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). My expertise lies in Nano- and microfabrication for various semiconductor-based electronic devices. In this role, I am focused on developing and refining fabrication processes for the integration of atomic quantum dots into passivated silicon surfaces, utilizing a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). Quantum dot-based approaches for atom scale computing are particularly appealing because they provide a low-power, high-speed foundation for advancing today's CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) technologies. Additionally, I am developing the next generation of micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) of mirrors and actuators, namely Lorentz deformable mirrors. These mirrors use arrays of microfabricated Lorentz force actuators mechanically attached to a flexible membrane mirror and are designed to be compatible with ground-based telescopes.

I completed my Ph.D. in Solid State Electronics (semiconductor devices) from the University of Alberta, Canada in 2022. My research aims to investigate the unique properties of graphene (2D materials) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the context of spintronics, with the goal of advancing our understanding and potentially uncovering novel applications in information processing and storage. Prior to my Ph.D., I pursued a master's program in green energy technology from Pondicherry University, India, concentrating on the fabrication and characterization of solar photovoltaic devices. I worked at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in India, focusing on theoretical simulations and developing the fabrication process for solar photovoltaic (PV) cells to enhance their efficiency. I also worked at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, where I developed building-integrated luminescent devices for solar cell applications.

Research

Semiconductor Devices, Spintronics, Solid State Devices, Photovoltaic, NEMS/MEMS

Featured Publications

Thermally-driven large current-perpendicular-to-plane magnetoresistance in ultrathin flakes of vanadium diselenide

Seyedamin Firouzeh, Md Wazedur Rahman, Sandipan Pramanik

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2022 December; 10.1088/1361-648X/ac9a94

Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity in Heterochiral Short-Peptide–Carbon-Nanotube Hybrid Networks: Role of Supramolecular Chirality

Md. Wazedur Rahman, Mari C. Mañas-Torres, Seyedamin Firouzeh, Sara Illescas-Lopez, Juan Manuel Cuerva, Modesto T. Lopez-Lopez, Luis Álvarez de Cienfuegos, Sandipan Pramanik

ACS Nano. 2022 October; 10.1021/acsnano.2c07040

Molecular Functionalization and Emergence of Long-Range Spin-Dependent Phenomena in Two-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube Networks

Md. Wazedur Rahman, Mari C. Mañas-Torres, Seyedamin Firouzeh, Juan Manuel Cuerva, Luis Álvarez de Cienfuegos, Sandipan Pramanik

ACS Nano. 2021 December; 10.1021/acsnano.1c07739

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